An old school crime drama with a very memorable theme tune returned to screens last week and will continue on Sunday night. Van Der Valk theme tune: why the original tune Eye Level was so loved by fans, and what they think of the new version By Ewan Somerville Sunday, 10th May 2020, 8:10 am T here were two dead bodies in the opening minutes of the Van Der Valk remake (ITV), but the first casualty was the theme tune. Fans defend ITV's Van Der Valk following major criticism Fans took to Twitter to complain that the show's iconic theme song had changed April 27, 2020 - 10:38 BST Van Der Valk cast as reboot of classic crime series starts on ITV The original Van Der Valk came with an iconic theme tune - Eyelevel by the Simon Park Orchestra - which went to … The 2020 Van Der Valk theme tune is named Dutch Detective, made with a piano melody that gives a nod to the 1972 original without being an exact copy of the initial masterpiece. Van Der Valk Trailer With a theme tune that topped the UK music charts, crime stories that didn't shy away from sex and drugs and gangsters, a precinct made up largely of … According to ITV, the new Van Der Valk "re-imagines Van Der Valk … Number one They have used the original theme tune (just made it a tad more modern) Number the old theme tune wasn't called "Eye Opener" but "Eye Level" . The music for the original series went to … Van der Valk. The theme music to this 2020 Van Der Valk ITV advert trailer is a song titled ‘Nightcall’ that’s performed by the British electronica and indie-pop trio London Grammar.